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Biological and Biomedical Research and Policy : Expert Reports
The division produces 60-70 reports per year. These reports are unique, authoritative expert evaluations. Each report is produced by a committee of experts selected by the Academy to address a particular statement of task and is subject to a rigorous, independent peer review. The experts who volunteer their time participating on study committees are vetted to make sure that the committee has the range of expertise needed to address the task, that they have a balance of perspectives, and to identify and eliminate members with conflicts of interest. All reports undergo a rigorous, independent peer review to assure that the statement of task has been addressed, that conclusions are adequately supported, and that all important issues raised by the reviewers are addressed. Thus, while the reports represent views of the committee, they also are endorsed by the Academy.
Developing Capacities for Teaching Responsible Science in the MENA Region: Refashioning Scientific Dialogue (2013)
Spurred on by new discoveries and rapid technological advances, the capacity for life science research is expanding across the globe—and with it comes concerns about the unintended impacts of research on the physical and biological environment, human well-being, or the deliberate misuse of knowledge, tools, and techniques to cause harm. This report describes efforts to address dual use issues by developing institutes around the world that wil... More >>
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A new focus on glycoscience, a field that explores the structures and functions of sugars, promises great advances in areas as diverse as medicine, energy generation, and materials science, this report finds. Glycans—also known as carbohydrates, saccharides, or simply as sugars—play central roles in many biological processes and have properties useful in an array of applications. However, glycans have received little attention from the researc... More >>Report in Brief
Continuing Assistance to the National Institutes of Health on Preparation of Additional Reisk Assessments for the Boston University NEIDL, Phase 3 (2011)
The penultimate draft of an assessment of the risks associated with opening the proposed National Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory at Boston University is a substantial improvement over past documents reviewed in previous National Research Council reports. The risk assessment is now closer to reaching its goal of being "scientifically and technically sound" and, in general, addresses the concerns raised in previous National Researc... More >>
Toward Precision Medicine: Building a Knowledge Network for Biomedical Research and a New Taxonomy of Disease (2011)
A new data network that integrates emerging research on the molecular makeup of diseases with clinical data on individual patients could drive the development of a more accurate classification of disease and ultimately enhance diagnosis and treatment. Recent advances in biomedical research have caused an explosion of data, offering the potential to develop a "new taxonomy" that defines disease based on underlying molecular and environmenta... More >>Report in Brief
Research in the Life Sciences with Dual Use Potential: An International Faculty Development Project on Education About the Responsible Conduct of Science (2011)
Education is key to engaging the life sciences community in efforts to recognize and mitigate potential misuse of scientific research. As centers for innovative research colleges and universities are where future scientists receive their introduction to the norms of scientific conduct. Thus, they are especially important for educating faculty, postdoctoral researchers, graduate and undergraduate students, and technical staff about research wit... More >>


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CHICAGO, Feb. 6, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Deemed as the coldest winter in over 40 years, Toyota Motor Sales, USA, through its "Toyota Walk In My Boots" community outreach project and Chicago Auto Show activities, is stepping in to help area low-income families by providing new insulated boots to more than 100 families of The Salvation Army Temple Corps Community Center located in the Near West Side of Chicago. Often low-income families do not have adequate clothing to fight the cold elements of a Chicago winter. While many programs offer winter coat giveaways, a person's feet are often left vulnerable to freezing temperatures and even frostbite. With this donation, many families will be shielded from the cold. In addition, Toyota plans to give a $15,000 donation to The Salvation Army Chicago Metropolitan Division enabling them to continue to provide support for families in times of crisis.
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In "Calendars", there is a "T&FN Guide to the '13 Diamond League".
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THERE, it does NOT have any info on TWO day meets, or NON-DL events!!
So, going by THAT, there was no way for me to know there were NON-DL events.
Besides, I wouldn't expect someone of Mary Cain's abilities to be placed into a "National" or "Developmental" event!!
She's good enough to face the BEST!!
For Aaron's knowledge, there are 14 Diamond League Meets.... But each individual event in the Diamond League competition involves points scored in only 7 designated meets out of those 14 meets. That means that a particular event is only considered a DL event in half of the DL meets, but can still be included in the other 7 DL meets even though the event isn't a DL scoring event in THOSE meets.
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1. The Social Responsibility Forum for the Extractive Sectors has a pre-conference workshop that you will be leading and in the workshop's agenda something caught my attention, a model to estimate the financial returns of community investments. This is a very interesting concept, how does it work?
The Sustainability Planning and Financial Valuation Tool (FV Tool) for the extractive industries generates reasonable net present value ranges on the return from community investments and calculates the financial value of risks mitigated through such activities. This value can take the form of either value protection (i.e. value of avoiding risks) or value creation (i.e. cash savings/productivity gains). The outputs will enable the justification and quantification of the business case for social investments, and provide a comparative analysis of social investment options. The tool is grounded in the assumption that a company's community investments can improve relationships between a company and community, which should reduce the likelihood of risks and as a result bring value back to the company. This kind of information helps to justify and stabilize the annual budget that companies devote to sustainability efforts. It creates incentives, within companies, to invest in their communities.
2. At said Forum, you also intend to address the question of how can corporate social responsibility contribute to the impact royalties and taxes have on local communities, how do you think companies and local governments can work together?
Increasingly countries' fiscal regimes mandate that a portion of the revenues generated by oil, gas, and mining projects, in the form of royalties and taxes, be transferred to sub-national governments (e.g. municipalities). Given that these revenues can be substantial, they constitute an i>.....
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Spa hotel in Tacoma (Downtown Tacoma) near Museum of Glass
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This spa hotel is located in Tacoma (Downtown Tacoma), close to Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center, Museum of Glass, and Tacoma Dome. Also nearby are Tacoma Art Museum and Tacoma Union Station Rotunda.
Hotel Features
In addition to a restaurant, Courtyard by Marriott Tacoma Downtown features an indoor pool. Other amenities include a full-service spa and a bar/lounge.
Room Amenities
Plasma televisions come with satellite channels. Guestrooms also feature complimentary wireless Internet access, complimentary high-speed (wired) Internet access, and refrigerators.Information missing or incorrect? Tell us!
Renovations & Closures
- Details
- The hotel will be renovating from 1 December 2013 to 31 March 2014 (completion date subject to change). The following areas are affected:
Renovation work will only be conducted during business hours. Every effort will be made to minimize noise and disturbance.
- Bar/lounge
- Dining venue
- Front desk
- Lobby
- Select guestrooms
Hotel Amenities
- General
In addition to a full-service spa, Courtyard by Marriott Tacoma Downtown features an indoor pool and a health club. The hotel offers a restaurant and a coffee shop/café. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A computer station is located on site and high-speed wired and wireless Internet access is complimentary.
This 3-star property offers access to a 24-hour business center, audiovisual equipment, and small meeting rooms. Event facilities measuring 6661 square feet (599 square meters) include conference/meeting rooms, a ballroom, and banquet facilities. This business-friendly hotel also offers a spa tub, a sauna, and a steam room. Guests can use the health club at a partner hotel.
- Meeting facilities size (feet) - 6661
- Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Meeting facilities size (meters) - 599
- Number of meeting/conference rooms - 7
- Computer station
- Free Wi-Fi
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- 24-hour front desk
- Parking nearby
- Restaurant
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Audiovisual equipment
- Banquet facilities
- Breakfast available (surcharge)
- Business services
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Elevator/lift
- Express check-out
- Laundry facilities
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Security guard
- Ballroom(s)
- Bar/lounge
- Beauty services
- Coffee shop or café
- Event catering
- Express check-in
- Full-service health spa
- Hair salon
- ATM/banking
- Shopping on site
- Health club
- Massage - spa treatment room(s)
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Number of floors - 6
- Total number of rooms - 162
- 24-hour business center
- Sauna
- Spa services on site
- Spa tub
- Steam room
- Swimming pool - indoor
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
- Parking
Valet parking (surcharge), Parking nearby, Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Air conditioning
- Cribs/infant beds (complimentary)
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Climate control
- Coffee/tea maker
- Desk
- Hair dryer
- Iron/ironing board
- Microwave
- Private bathroom
- Refrigerator
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Shower/tub combination
- DVD player
- Complimentary toiletries
- Satellite TV service
- Complimentary newspaper
- In-room safe
- Daily housekeeping
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- Plasma TV
- Dining
Cooked-to-order breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning.
Courtyard Cafe - This café specializes in American cuisine and serves breakfast, dinner, and light fare. A children's menu is available.
Pacific Grill - This restaurant specializes in American cuisine and serves lunch, dinner, and light fare. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Happy hour is offered.
- Recreation
An indoor pool and a spa tub are on site. Other recreational amenities include a health club, a sauna, and a steam room.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Skiing - downhill nearby
- Skiing - cross-country nearby
- Swimming on site
- Skiing - alpine nearby
- Spa
Claras Spa and Salon has 9 treatment rooms including rooms for couples. Services include massages, facials, body wraps, and body scrubs. A variety of treatment therapies are provided, including aromatherapy and hydrotherapy. The spa is equipped with a mud bath, a sauna, and a spa tub.
Children under 15 years old are not allowed in the spa without adult supervision.
- Number of treatment rooms 9
- Couples treatment rooms
- Manicures and pedicures
- Body wraps
- Body scrubs
- Aromatherapy treatments
- Hydrotherapy treatments
- Mud bath in spa
- Sauna in spa
- Spa tub in spa
- Massages
- Body treatments
- Facial treatments
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible path of travel
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
- Accessible parking
- In-room accessibility
- Accessibility equipment for the deaf
- Braille or raised signage
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Minimum check-in age is 18
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: Carte Blanche, American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- Unless otherwise indicated, the charges below are not included in the overall room price. If not included in the overall room price, they will be charged by the property at check-in or check-out. Charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book. This property told us they will charge you for the following:
We have included all charges provided to us by the property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- A tax is imposed by the city: USD 1.50 per accommodation, per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Breakfast fee: between USD 3.50 and USD 11.95 per person (approximately)
- Valet parking fee: USD 14 per day
- Additional Details
Reservations are required for massage services and spa treatments. Reservations can be made by contacting the hotel prior to arrival, using the contact information on the booking confirmation.


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The Ithaca Farmers Market at Steamboat Landing on Cayuga Lake is open from 10 a.m to 2 p.m. Saturdays through Dec. 21, Photo by Erin Klema
Published on: Thursday, October 31, 2013
By Erin Klema, Sentinel Travel Editor
In the picturesque Finger Lakes region of New York state, a charming college town offers visitors an array of activities for a weekend getaway.
Roughly a five-hour-and-30-minute drive from Prince George's County, Ithaca, N.Y., borders Cayuga Lake in the East Coast's largest wine-producing region. It's also home to Ithaca College and the Ivy League's Cornell University, a charismatic downtown and enough waterfalls and gorges to earn its motto: Ithaca is Gorges.
Stay downtown at the Hilton Garden Inn or the Holiday Inn and walk to unique boutiques and locally-owned restaurants, or unwind at a cozy bed and breakfast outside the hustle and bustle in this quaint west-central New York destination.
Sip award-winning Rieslings at Finger Lakes vineyards
The forested hillsides surrounding deep lake water creates an ideal climate for producing high-quality Rieslings, and the Finger Lakes region — renowned for its award-winning Rieslings and Cabernet Francs — has more than 120 wineries.
In Ithaca, relax with a glass of semi-dry Riesling or the Ithaca White, a white-wine blend with apple flavors and a melon aroma, on the deck overlooking the tree-topped valley at Six Mile Creek Vineyard. The winery, located on Route 79, is open daily for tastings inside its Dutch colonial barn.
Wine isn't your cup of tea? Libations abound at local breweries, distilleries and a cidery in nearby Trumansburg, N.Y.
Find farm-fresh produce at the Ithaca Farmers Market
Visiting the farmers' market at the Steamboat Landing on Cayuga Lake is an Ithaca tradition. The wooden-pavilion-covered market is open from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. every Saturday through Dec. 21. It reopens in April with full hours from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays and from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sundays through October 2014.
Shoppers will find organic vegetables, fresh fruits, artisan cheeses, specialty foods, fine art, woodwork and other crafts. Vendors serve hard cider tastings, fresh apple cider and doughnuts, Asian dishes, Hungarian pastries and crepes, organic smoothies and vegan cupcakes. Waterfront tables and benches provide scenic picnic areas to enjoy your tasty purchases.
Savor flavors of local ingredients at Ithaca eateries
With more restaurants per capita than New York City, Ithaca is making its mark on the foodie map.
An Ithaca staple for 40 years, Moosewood Restaurant brings a farm-to-table concept to Downtown Ithaca. Moosewood's menu changes each day to feature the season's freshest ingredients and always puts health at the forefront — offering vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free meals.
Downtown's Ithaca Commons features fine and casual dining, including Simeon's on the Commons, an American bistro in a converted 1920s soda shop. Also downtown is Maxie's Supper Club and Oyster Bar, where raw, shucked oysters are half-price from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. daily and free live music streams through the New-Orleans-inspired restaurant on Sundays and Tuesdays. Order the shrimp and yellow grits in a spicy tasso sauce with andouille sausage for a meal that packs a flavorful punch.
'Ithaca is Gorges' and more outdoors
Athletic adventurers can enjoy hiking, fly fishing, boating, swimming and golfing in Ithaca. Hikers will find trails and parks and can follow a Waterfalls Trail Guide to the 19 most popular gorges and waterfalls in and near Ithaca. To get a Waterfalls Trail Guide, contact the Visitors Bureau at 1-800-284-8422.
For more information and to start planning your trip, check out visitithaca.com.
Weekend happenings in Ithaca
Free wine tastings at Triphammer Wines & Spirits
4 to 7 p.m. every Friday and most Saturdays
Taste test wines and liquors with cheese pairings from neighboring Ithaca Coffee Company. This event is for adults ages 21 and older.
Improv Comedy Hour with Comedy FLOPS
6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Lot 10 in Downtown Ithaca
Free improvisation comedy show performed weekly by local comics. Donations benefit Healthy Food for All, a charity that provides CSA shares to local low-income families.
Booker's Backyard Free Live Music Fridays
9 p.m. to midnight at Booker's Backyard Barbecue
Beer, ribs and live tunes until midnight!
Ithaca Farmers Market
At Steamboat Landing on Cayuga Lake
Shop for fresh and local produce, artisan cheeses, specialty foods, handmade art and clothing along the waterfront.
Animal feedings
Noon at Cayuga Nature Center
See snakes, fish, turtles, birds and other animals. Feedings are included in admission.
Sciencenter Showtime Presents…
2 to 2:30 p.m. at Sciencenter
An interactive, family-friendly science presentation. Included in museum admission.
Source: www.visitithaca.com
Helpful websites to plan your trip
Erin Klema is a travel blogger at erinklematravels.wordpress.com. She was in Ithaca, N.Y., Oct. 11-13. Her next trip is to Lexington, Ky.


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At first glance, the rebuilding Lakers will make you cover your mouth in shock.
No Dwight Howard. No Metta World Peace. No Earl Clark. No new coach. No defined ownership. No clear plan. No Showtime. No Lake Show. No Bench Mob. No way in heck are you going to rush home from work on a Tuesday night in February to watch the fourth quarter of their game in Atlanta.
But now wait. Look at what is left. Look at what has been added. If you really look at it, when you slowly remove your hand from your mouth, you might actually be smiling.
In losing some of their hype and much of their hope, the Lakers gained something that has been missing in the three years since the final moments of Game 7 against Boston.
These Lakers could actually be fun again.
There is a little chance they will make the playoffs. There is a decent chance they will stink. There is zero chance they will play any defense. But with something to prove and nothing to lose, they are almost guaranteed to entertain.
The theme will be Waiting for LeBron. The goal is still to get into position for a decent pick in one of the top drafts in recent history. The journey is still to nowhere. But it's going to be a blast watching the ride.
Just listen to the Lakers' minister of fun, Robert Sacre, the towel-waving cheerleader and occasional center who was thankfully re-signed for three more seasons, joining Steve Nash and Nick Young as the only Lakers whose contracts extend beyond next spring.
In a phone call from the Las Vegas Summer League on Thursday, Sacre was downright bubbly about how this team is going to be a blast.
"You know that scene in 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid' where they just come out with guns blazing?" he said. "That's exactly what we're going to do. Nobody thinks we can do anything, we have a lot to prove, and we're going to come out with guns blazing to prove it."
With eight expiring contracts on a roster coached by a guy who could also be in his final months, we're talking about a lot of Mike D'Antoni-manufactured smoke.
Kobe Bryant, for one, will be nuts. He is playing not only for a new contract, but an extended career, and he'll initially be trying to do it on one foot. Can you imagine?
Pau Gasol will also be frantic. He is playing not only for a new contract, but also a new team, as he will surely get trampled in the Lakers' projected 2014 free-agent gold rush. This will essentially be a one-year tryout, and if that doesn't make him pound someone, nothing will.
Jordan Hill will be the same dreadlocks-flying Jordan Hill, trying to make it rain. The new Jordan Farmar will be the old Jordan Farmar, trying to return to the league. Chris Kaman will be sprinting out of the post to his next payday. Wesley Johnson will be shooting to change the perception that he's a highly drafted flop.
Nick Young has two years on his contract, but he'll be gunning from midcourt because, oh well, he's Nick Young.
They're not going to be very talented, but they're going to play really fast, maybe even fast enough to make Steve Nash forget that during the middle of the season, he will turn 40.
The scores will be outrageous. The results will be crazy. They'll give up 105 points a game. They'll win some games by scoring 120, lose some by scoring 60, and occasionally maybe even pull a monumental upset of the Clippers in triple overtime with Bryant shaking his fist in Doc Rivers' face.
"We hear a lot of things about what everybody thinks we will be, but I'll tell you this — we're going to have fun, and we're going to try to win games," said Sacre.
When asked about the idea that their fans wouldn't mind their losing enough games to have a better chance at a good lottery draft pick, Sacre laughed.
"I've been around Kobe Bryant enough to know, that's not how you're supposed to think, and that's not how we're going to think," he said. "All we're going to care about is winning. There will be no choice. The lottery is the last thing on our minds."
First things first. There is still one missing piece that could turn this season into an MTV reality show. The Lakers still need to add one more guy burdened by his past and fighting uphill to complete this Cirque du Staples crew.
Bring back Lamar Odom, please. Promise him a seat on the bench in front of the Mad Dog.
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Thanks to the Beast Tracker , which can personally assist you in analyzing post-season goaltending, I've uncovered some awesome trends through the first two rounds. Beyond getting a better grip on how each goalie is performing statistically, a number of other in-game aspects have enriched my understanding of what it takes to win the Stanley Cup. Two of these trends that are of utmost importance, experience and exhaustion, will be discussed in this week's School of Block lecture.
Let's start with the latter, exhaustion. Roberto Luongo, please come to the front of the class, you're my prime example. Roberto faced 304 shots against in just 10 games this post-season, averaging just over 30 shots per game. His play worsened as each game rolled along, a simple indicator that he was over-worked physically. Combined with the emotional toll he took from being team captain, these two aspects proved to be the source of his exhaustion.
What's the lesson learned here? Never make a goaltender the team captain, no matter how good he happens to be. An elite goalie needs to spend all of his energy focusing on winning, continually refining their positioning and rebound control, etc. To take away from that focus by forcing him to deal with the media and the other nuances of being the team captain is to drain their energy and strength down the stretch.
And what exactly do I mean by exhaustion? When a goalie can no longer maintain the focus needed to stop every single puck fired his way in an efficient and effective way. That means they can no longer move laterally from post to post to make a save without giving up a massive rebound. It means they struggle to cover the puck when it's at their feet amidst madness in the crease. It means they are lunging in an effort to knock pucks away instead of showing patience. It also means struggling to make the routine save without exerting more effort than needed.
Luongo failed to do these things in the final period of Game 6, making it extremely obvious he was just flat out tired. But to his defense, it was not his lack of focus in that game that caused the Canucks to lose the series. Sometimes the players in front of a goalie need to recognize when said goalie needs a break. Detroit is brilliant at tightening up defensively for Chris Osgood when he needs it: they can put up periods where they only allow 4-5 shots against on a regular basis. If you want to talk about sittin' pretty with a lead, well, the Wings are the kings of this.
But even with his groin injury giving him time to rest up for the playoff push (similar to Nikolai Khabibulin), Luongo just faced way too many shots and scoring chances as each game went on. He was stellar in the series against the Blues, rarely showing physical strain and wore down quickly from there. The young and speedy Blackhawks forced him to move faster and make quicker decisions and that made all the difference in the world.
When you have to move and act quicker, you're forced to exert more energy and store less over time. So the Blackhawks' relentless pursuit never allowed Luongo a chance to settle in and get into a rhythm. It was one of two extremes for him; either a ton of shots with no rest in a furious scoring push or a couple of shots every 5-10 minutes. That's a nightmare for any goalie trying to stay mentally sharp and focused in the playoffs.
Real quickly, a few points about lunging - it's important to understand the term when it comes to goalie exhaustion. Lunging simply means diving out at a puck in an effort to make a play. I believe that there's absolutely no reason for a goalie to resort to lunging at a puck. It's an impatient play and one that shows a lack of focus. Goalies should never dive out to cover a puck, attempt to poke-check, or try batting it out of the air. The act of moving to make the play opens up holes and gives the shooter a chance to force the goalie out of position with a simple deke.
Once you're caught lunging, you're at the mercy of everyone else on the ice. Tim Thomas did this on Scott Walker's game-winning goal. Thomas made the initial save, but tried to attack the rebound by lunging out with his stick to try and make a play. It was that unnecessary movement that opened up holes for Walker to bang home the rebound. All Thomas had to do was square up those shoulders, tighten up the holes and let the puck hit him. To me, Walker's goal exposed Thomas' lack of focus, even if it was for a split second.
But the real stamp of credence this month is one thing and one thing only; experience in the playoffs. That's how Chris Osgood was able to survive the Anaheim Ducks and that's how Cam Ward escaped the clutches of the Boston Bruins with another Game 7 victory. And even though Thomas had more years of experience on the ice as a pro, Ward had more experience in the playoffs…where it actually matters.
And since Osgood and Nikolai Khabibulin are both the same age and have about the same playoff experience, shouldn't the edge obviously go to Osgood in this series since he has three rings compared to one?
Of course he should. I mean, did you see how he and the entire Red Wings team handled the adversity of being down early in Game 1? It was remarkable, as was Osgood's play in the second and third period, even though I strongly feel that he was nursing some type of nagging injury in the final period of Game 7 against the Ducks.
This leads me to need to explain what I saw in Game 1 against the Blackhawks. There were a number of times, especially in the second period, where Osgood had a chance to play the puck. But instead of skating to the puck and firing it up the ice, he stayed within his crease, waited for the puck to come to him and then pushed it to the corners. I saw this at least three times in various situations throughout the game.
Now I'm led to believe one of two things. Either Osgood is in fact nursing something, or he's actually changing his positioning in this series to be more focused on his play in the crease. Either way, it's very obvious to me that he's playing DIFFERENTLY than he did in the first round. He's not moving nearly as much, his footwork is more efficient (less movement), he's more anchored in his crease and most importantly, he's letting the play come to him. Is this a byproduct of nursing an injury or is he simply playing with more poise than anyone expected?
To me, it's a combination of both. In fact, it almost looks like this "nagging injury" I speak of could actually be seen as a blessing in disguise. It's almost like the supposed tweakage I speak of may have actually helped him to "do less" when it comes to playing the puck and focus more on the play coming at him. Hey wait a second, isn't that what I've been harping on Marty Turco to do for the last two years? Focus more, move less. Save energy, make solid saves.
Now please realize that a lot of this is my own sheer speculation. I would never try to create drama by "reporting" that Osgood has an injury. I'm not a hockey reporter, I'm a goaltending analyst. And what I saw in Game 7 of the Ducks series is exactly what I saw. I'm not a goofy newspaper columnist aiming for X number of reads. I'm simply writing about the nature of goaltending and it just so happens to be about the goalie I've watched for about 15 years.
So if you know anyone that has watched Ozzie play this year, ask them what they saw over his last four periods. Don't be surprised when most of them say he "looked different" in that third period against the Ducks. And again in Game 1 against the Blackhawks, he looked a little different in the crease as well. It was just obvious.
What's hilarious to me is that none of it really matters. Osgood is playing through everything with a ton of poise and he's not panicking when a puck beats him. In the past, a goal like Adam Burish's would have destroyed his confidence. But in Game 1, he just let it happen and didn't even as much as shake his head in disgust.
So even if he is slightly injured (which player isn't this deep into the playoffs anyways), he's doing everything a totally healthy goalie SHOULD do right now - display confidence throughout every period, game and series, regardless of how many goals are allowed.
And what do you know…Ward is displaying the exact same qualities in the Eastern Conference. His own big-game experience, display of relaxation and lack of being "mentally exhausted" should result in a paramount clash in the Stanley Cup Finals between the Red Wings and Hurricanes.
Be sure to check out The Goalie Guild's updated BEAST TRACKER throughout the playoffs by clicking here !


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I sat in a meeting last week, discussing emergency preparedness. In that meeting, a wise man said, "We need to have two sets of contingency plans. One for if we have electricity and one for if we do not."
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Chemist, nothing is going to work for all functions. But (x,0) and (x,x) work for a whole lot, and they are easy.
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